Adam and Evetwo lime kilns at Bjärsjölagård castle. The oldest
from 1865. The business was closed in the 1940s.

December 25, 2011: It is
Christmas Day. Adam and Eve have recently had
name-day. Why not drive to them and greet them? Not to the paradise but
Bjärsjölagård castle
where they have given name to two lime kilns. The parking lot at the
ovens is
muddy, put the car at a building next to the kilns. Two ovens, built in
1865,
one was destroyed by fire in the early 1900s, and was replaced with a
larger
oven. The business was closed down in the 1940s. Today, the ovens are
alone, of the
building that belonged remain the foundation. They seem to be in need
for
renovation. When I was here in 1997 they looked to be in better
condition. The
facades moulder away. On the ground around is some debris, including
crushed lamps. The building stone walls must have been stout. The
doorway in
is blocked by barricades, the arch over seem to collapse any moment.
Guess that it is the
narrower higher oven which is Adam, and the lower thicker is Eve.
Straps fits like a
corset around her. All doors are locked with padlocks, some are barred
so you
can see inside. Looks spookily in there. Limestone was mined in a
quarry a
few hundred meters southeast of the castle. I go there.